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Unnati literally means “prosperity” in Hindi. Deriving from an extremely highly regarded music background, Unnati’s grandfather, the late Bilash Chandra Dasgupta, a popular Devotional singer in Kolkata, India, and Unnati’s father, the late Shri Nitai Dasgupta, a versatile & innovative Indian Classical Vocalist with 6 albums released on PUNV Records (www.nitaidasgupta.com gives more details). Blessed to have been surrounded by the gift of music from a young age, Unnati’s first public performance was at the age of 4 years old in front of an audience of 3,000 people. Following a natural career progression in music, Unnati’s dream to follow in her father’s footsteps developed her into a singer & songwriter offering a British Asian contribution to the World of Music.
A Law Graduate from SOAS, University of London, Unnati released her debut album “Vishwa – The Universe of Music” in India with a tour of Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, & Coorg. In 2005 Unnati performed at the Glastonbury Unsigned Artistes’ Jazz World Stage, the Mayor’s Thames Festival, Wembley Conference Centre & the Nehru Centre. This year, Unnati will be performing at the Croydon Mela and the St. Barth’s Music Festival in the Caribbean. Unnati is now writing and recording her forthcoming solo album due to be released in early 2007 in UK & Europe.
Unnati received immense press and TV coverage from the Glastonbury’s Unsigned Artist’s Competition. She was the only South Asian singer & songwriter to be one of the six finalists of the Jazz World stage. Baarish Mey - In the Rain was released by Concrete Recordings on the Glastonbury Unsigned Artistes Compilation Album 2005 and the track radio played at UK radio stations and in the top 10 charts on www.lastfm.com.
Unnati’s unique blend of global music encompasses light Indian Classical, Hindi contemporary, Bengali folk, Jazz & Soul influences which reflects her diverse upbringing in the UK in an Indian Classical Vocalist’s household. Unnati is emerging as a new singer & songwriter with a fresh diverse perspective on fusing a variety of genres. She believes "Music has no barriers in terms of language; it is the universal language of the world."
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